Sungi market town in the district As soon as the foreigners were killed, of Matsinhsien, sixty miles from here on rush was made to find the natives associated the great road leading to Peking. It is a pee of considerable trade; being near the withthe, most of whom, however, escaped, but one was caught and very badly beaten.
ders of Honan many of the merchants He only escaped death theouglt being 1 of that provitice go to it instead of to Han-Sungpu man and several people therefore kow. The inhabitants, who number about taking his part. When there was no more 20,000, are largely natives of other places, killing to be done, the missionaries' house and being strangers themselves have always was set on fire and that and the one adjoining been very friendly to strangers. Sungpu burned to the ground. The above particu-indeed has always had the good word of the lars have been gathered from one of the foreigners who have frequently visited it, servants who escaped, and made his way as
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